Jona Weinhofen

Jona Weinhofen
Background information
Born	1 January 1983 (age 29)
Genres	Metalcore, deathcore, melodic death metal
Instruments	Guitar, keyboard, vocals, programming
Years active	2000–present
Associated acts	I Killed the Prom Queen, Bleeding Through, Bring Me the Horizon
Notable instruments
Caparison TATII Crimson Peavey Guitars

Jona Weinhofen (sometimes spelled Jona Weinhoffen) is an Australian guitarist and musician from Adelaide, South Australia. He is currently the guitarist for the Australian based band I Killed the Prom Queen, Canine Tricycle Bereavement, and British band Bring Me The Horizon. Jona was the guitarist for California based band Bleeding Through from 2007-2009.^[1] Jona is a vegan and lives a straight edge lifestyle.^[2]

Contents  [hide]  1 Biography 2 Other work 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Biography

Weinhofen formed metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen in Adelaide, alongside drummer JJ Peters.^[3] The band released two LPs, one EP, a split EP, a demo and a live CD/DVD before splitting in 2007, with Weinhofen acting as manager from 2004 to 2007.^{[citation needed]}

After the departure of vocalist Ed Butcher from I Killed the Prom Queen, Weinhofen was invited to join American band Bleeding Through after the departure of Scott Danough and played on their release Declaration and can be seen in their videos for Death Anxiety and Germany.^[4]They briefly reunited in 2008 for the "Say Goodbye" Tour. He left midway through 2009 partly due to homesickness and discontent with living in America.

Weinhofen replaced Curtis Ward in British band Bring Me the Horizon in March 2009. He was featured in the music video for "The Sadness Will Never End", which was released following the departure of Ward, and recorded with the group on their album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret.

I Killed the Prom Queen reunited again in 2011 to play on the Destroy The Music Tour and also started working on a new studio album.

[edit] Other work

Jona has worked with Geelong death metal outfit The Red Shore in an advisory/managerial capacity.^[2] The former lead singer/bassist of The Red Shore, Jamie Hope, has since joined I Killed the Prom Queen.

[edit] External links

• Jona Weinhofen on Myspace
• Jona Weinhofen on Twitter
• Jona Weinhofen on Tumblr
• Jona on EMG Pickups

[edit] References

1. ^ Horizon Expanding: Bring Me the Horizon at Toad's Place Hartford Advocate. Retrieved on 2010-11-03
2. ^ ^{a b} Lavery, Philippa (2009-09-26). "Music News & Interviews: Jona Weinhofen talks about BMTH & his decision to become a vegan". Thrash It Out Online. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
3. ^ "I Killed The Prom Queen on". Fasterlouder.com.au. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
4. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Snoop, Rage Against The Machine, Jennifer Lopez, 'Idol,' Proof, White Stripes & More - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2012-02-01.

[hide] v t e Bring Me the Horizon
Oliver Sykes Lee Malia Matt Kean Matt Nicholls Jona Weinhofen Curtis Ward
Studio albums	Count Your Blessings (2006) Suicide Season (2008) There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. (2010)
Extended plays	This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For (2004) The Chill Out Sessions (2012)
Demo albums	The Bedroom Sessions (2004)
Singles	"Traitors Never Play Hangman" "Pray for Plagues" "For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only (Braille)" "The Comedown" "Chelsea Smile" "Diamonds Aren't Forever" "The Sadness Will Never End" "It Never Ends" "Anthem" "Blessed with a Curse" "Visions" "Alligator Blood"
Related articles	Discography There Is a Hell... Tour Bite My Tongue
Category:Bring Me the Horizon Commons:Bring Me the Horizon